Lot 133
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A BRONZE HISTORISMUS EQUESTRIAN GROUP OF TANCREDI AND CLORINDA
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A BRONZE HISTORISMUS EQUESTRIAN GROUP OF TANCREDI AND CLORINDA

ALMOST CERTAINLY FRENCH, MID-19TH CENTURY

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A BRONZE HISTORISMUS EQUESTRIAN GROUP OF TANCREDI AND CLORINDA
ALMOST CERTAINLY FRENCH, MID-19TH CENTURY
Each on a naturalistic base respectively named 'CLORINDE' and 'TANCREDE', both riders are armoured, the former is swinging an axe whilst the latter is holding a broken lance and in the act of drawing a sword
Each approx. 19in. (48.2cm.) high (2)
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VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price and at 20% on the buyer's premium.

Lot Essay

The tragic tale of Tancredi and Clorinda forms part of the epic poem written in 1581 by Torquato Tasso titles La Gerusalemme Liberata. Set during the First Crusade Tancredi, a Christian knight, falls in love with Clorinda, a Muslim warrior maiden. During a night battle Clorinda manages to set fire to a Christian siege tower but is struck down in the melee by Tancredi and converts to Christianity before dying

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